As already mentioned above, this section represents another unique point belonging to the OMODEO SALE’ ARCHIVE.
Pigi began to make fashion reportage of every-day people in 1970: from London to Paris, from New York to Milan; but also Amsterdam, Germany, Scandinavian countries, etc.
During those trips a new idea came out: that of reporting and trading with pictures of what the best shoe shops showed in their windows.
These reports aimed at allowing all people looking for new ideas and inspiration to find them on their own desks, well-filed and easily read.
The seasonal reports were archived according to different cities, and every picture showed a single shoe, so as to obtain an exhaustive view of fashion, from avant-garde to classic, to casual and sporty style.
In 1979 reports were enriched by about 600 pictures each season, taken in London, Paris, Dusseldorf, Milan, Florence, New York, Amsterdam, Berlin and Antwerp.
Year after year, in the early ‘80s, pictures doubled, reaching a number close to 2,000 images each season, supported by a Summer upgrade (Cote d’Azur, Riviera Ligure and Milan) and a Winter upgrade (Berlin, Milan and Barcelona).
As a result of new shooting and printing technological developments, in 1998 they created WINDOWS SHOES, a six-monthly book/collector with upgrades: 1500 pictures each season, advances and surveys concerning new fashion trends, with a brand new style oriented to improve the quality of the reportage.
Now, after an adjustment period, this work has changed from an information magazine (for stylists and designers) to a historical document, really important for the world of shoes; it’s a huge report where you can compare all shoe designers and almost all models in windows; this allows you to understand easily the last 40 years of shoe fashion.
AVAILABLE:
Street Fashion / Windows:- 08/1971 - BW negatives N° 99
- London 1971 – BW negatives B/N N° 88
- Florence 1971 – BW negatives N° 160
- Florence 1972 – BW negatives N°21
- Bruxelles 1972 – BW negatives N° 23
- Amsterdam 04/1972 – BW negatives N° 53
- Amsterdam, Bruxelles, Luxembourg 04/1972 – BW negatives N° 51
- Germany 05/1972 – BW negatives N° 113
- Switzerland 10/1972 – BW negatives N° 15
- Paris 03/1973 – BW negatives N° 69
- London 03/1973 – BW negatives N° 260
- London Harrods Gate 04/1973 – BW negatives N° 90
- Paris 05/1973 – BW negatives N°59
- London 07/1973 – BW negatives N° 88
- London Exhibition Olympia 09/1973 – BW negatives N° 8
- English Pirelli Burton 07/1973 – BW negatives N° 27
- Dusseldorf 1973 – BW negatives N° 37
- Florence 1974 – BW negatives N° 25
- Biarritz 03/1974 – BW negatives N° 13
- Lisbona 09/1974 – BW negatives N° 6
- Paris 10/1974 – BW negatives N° 23
- New York 08/1974 – BW negatives N° 131
- Italy 06/1975 – BW negatives N° 139
- New York 08/1975 – BW negatives N° 93
- Montreal 08/1975 – BW negatives N° 95
- Paris 10/1975 – BW negatives N° 14
- New York 09/1976 – BW negatives N° 112
from London Autumn Winter 1994
Windows:
- 1977 color negatives N° 372
- 1978 color negatives N° 359- 1979 color negatives N° 1,352
- 1980 color negatives N° 1,226
- 1981 color negatives N° 1,610
- 1982 color negatives N° 1,711
- 1983 color negatives N° 2,317
- 1984 color negatives N° 2,735
- 1985 color negatives N° 3,849
- 1986 color negatives N° 3,019
- 1987 color negatives N° 3,616
- 1988 color negatives N° 3,137
- 1989 color negatives N° 2,842
- 1990 color negatives N° 3,666
- 1991 color negatives N° 3,845
- 1992 color negatives N° 3,825
- 1993 color negatives N° 3,585
- 1994 color negatives N° 3,847
- 1995 color negatives N° 3,681
- 1996 color negatives N° 3,025
- 1997 color negatives N° 2,458 from Monaco Spring Summer 1990
- 1998 photocolor N° 2,900
- 1999 photocolor N° 2,789
- 2000 digital image N° 2,639
- 2001 digital image N° 2,640
- 2002 digital image N° 2,640- 2003 digital image N° 2,700
from New York Autum Winter 1998
from Milan Autum Winter 1983
from London Autumn Winter 1994
from Cote d'Azur Spring Summer 1990
from Milan autumn Winter 1983
